Question:
Many parents are exhausted by the time they come to the seder on Pesach night, after having worked so hard to prepare the seder. Many people have a hard time physically with the night of the seder and sometimes people feel emotionally drained about the whole thing. What is the advice for how to come to the Pesach seder relaxed and happy?
Answer:
1) One needs to go through the days preceding Pesach amidst an inner awareness [Ed: that these are days of preparation for Pesach, as opposed to just taking care of chores].[1]
2) One needs to get chores done, then take a break, and then return to the chore at hand, repeating the cycle. One needs to take breaks so that he can get back his yishuv hadaas (settled mind).
3) One needs to infuse inner meaning into the external, physical actions.
[1] Editor’s Note: Refer to Pesach Talks
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